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2 soldiers lightly hurt by firebomb during West Bank raid
[IsraelTimes] Troops conduct arrest operation and sweeps in Paleostinian areas, as renewed violence continues into its fifth dayTwo IDF soldiers were lightly injured by a Molotov cocktail thrown at them during an arrest raid in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, early Tuesday morning, officials said. The soldiers had entered the refugee camp in the early hours of Tuesday morning to arrest three men suspected of taking part in violent demonstrations and rock throwing. It was among a series of raids conducted throughout the West Bank, by the end of which some 27 Paleostinians were taken into custody, the army said. During the Deheishe incident, local residents threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, injuring two of them, according to an IDF statement. The Israeli force drove back the rock and Molotov cocktail throwers with "riot dispersal means," the army said. The maimed soldiers were taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center for treatment. One sustained second-degree burns from the Molotov cocktail, while the second suffered from smoke inhalation, a spokesperson for the hospital said. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... the soldier who was scorched by the Molotov cocktail "has been hospitalized for further treatment," she added. In the Abu Sneina neighborhood of Hebron, where a Paleostinian man allegedly tried to stab an IDF soldier on Monday night, the army conducted "sweeps of the area," during which they found "a drill press for the manufacturing of weapons, commando knives, bullets and other military equipment," according to a statement. Additional illicit military equipment, including a hunting rifle, was seized in Bani Za’id, outside of Ariel, and in Attil, northeast of Tulkarem, the army said. In addition to the three arrests in Deheishe, IDF troops picked up two alleged members of the Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, terrorist organization in the Jenin area, along with 22 people suspected of rock throwing and rioting from villages and cities around the West Bank, the army said. The suspects have all been processed for further interrogation, the IDF said. Since Friday, Jerusalem and the West Bank have seen daily attacks by Paleostinians, with all but one directed against Israeli security forces. The most recent attack, on Tuesday morning, saw a Paleostinian teenager shot and killed while attempting to stab an IDF soldier near Bani Na’im, outside of Hebron, the army said. The Paleostinian health ministry identified him as Issa Salem Tarayrah, 16. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-09-21 |
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